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Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows in the reporting economy. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 LuxembourgLuxembourg 236,238.01 BoP $ 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 14,324.49 BoP $ 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 10,147.01 BoP $ 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 9,635.95 BoP $ 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 8,658.57 BoP $ 2005
2 IcelandIceland 8,332.11 BoP $ 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 7,100.04 BoP $ 2005
3 Hong KongHong Kong 5,268.77 BoP $ 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 4,927.9 BoP $ 2004
4 SingaporeSingapore 4,704.99 BoP $ 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 4,632.08 BoP $ 2004
5 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 3,081.27 BoP $ 2005
6 BelgiumBelgium 3,049.96 BoP $ 2005
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2,636.82 BoP $ 2005
8 NetherlandsNetherlands 2,476.47 BoP $ 2005
9 EstoniaEstonia 2,226.29 BoP $ 2005
10 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2,073.41 BoP $ 2005
11 MacauMacau 1,703.42 BoP $ 2004
12 ArubaAruba 1,188.46 BoP $ 2005
13 SwedenSweden 1,182.67 BoP $ 2005
14 CyprusCyprus 1,144.05 BoP $ 2005
15 FranceFrance 1,118.86 BoP $ 2005
16 AustriaAustria 1,100.8 BoP $ 2005
17 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,094.84 BoP $ 2005
18 CanadaCanada 1,056.76 BoP $ 2005
19 SeychellesSeychelles 993.72 BoP $ 2005
20 DenmarkDenmark 966.44 BoP $ 2005
21 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 958.81 BoP $ 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 914.26 BoP $ 2005
22 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 848.15 BoP $ 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 847.37 BoP $ 2005
23 IsraelIsrael 805.95 BoP $ 2005
24 FinlandFinland 758.23 BoP $ 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 715.96 BoP $ 2005
25 NorwayNorway 710.61 BoP $ 2005
26 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 651.37 BoP $ 2005
27 LebanonLebanon 645.34 BoP $ 2005
28 HungaryHungary 638.02 BoP $ 2005
29 SpainSpain 525.12 BoP $ 2005
30 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 511.24 BoP $ 2005
31 New ZealandNew Zealand 478.82 BoP $ 2005
32 BelizeBelize 463.77 BoP $ 2005
33 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 435.98 BoP $ 2004
34 ChileChile 408.06 BoP $ 2005
35 CroatiaCroatia 396.52 BoP $ 2005
36 GermanyGermany 388.44 BoP $ 2005
37 United StatesUnited States 371.4 BoP $ 2005
38 DominicaDominica 369.36 BoP $ 2005
39 SlovakiaSlovakia 354.23 BoP $ 2005
40 BulgariaBulgaria 337.75 BoP $ 2005
41 ItalyItaly 334.18 BoP $ 2005
42 LatviaLatvia 317.32 BoP $ 2005
43 RomaniaRomania 306.45 BoP $ 2005
44 PanamaPanama 305.12 BoP $ 2005
45 PortugalPortugal 303.38 BoP $ 2005
46 LithuaniaLithuania 302.2 BoP $ 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 299.76 BoP $ 2005
47 OmanOman 283.55 BoP $ 2005
48 JordanJordan 283.1 BoP $ 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 283.03 BoP $ 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 273.07 BoP $ 2005
49 SloveniaSlovenia 270.2 BoP $ 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 259.65 BoP $ 2005
50 JamaicaJamaica 257.5 BoP $ 2005
51 GrenadaGrenada 255.79 BoP $ 2005
52 PolandPoland 251.59 BoP $ 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 250.3 BoP $ 2005
53 ColombiaColombia 240.24 BoP $ 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 227.27 BoP $ 2004
54 BarbadosBarbados 226.45 BoP $ 2005
55 GabonGabon 217.48 BoP $ 2005
56 UruguayUruguay 213.69 BoP $ 2005
57 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 200.18 BoP $ 2005
58 Costa RicaCosta Rica 199.31 BoP $ 2005
59 MexicoMexico 169.53 BoP $ 2005
60 UkraineUkraine 165.76 BoP $ 2005
61 MalaysiaMalaysia 153.46 BoP $ 2005
62 BotswanaBotswana 148.52 BoP $ 2005
63 TurkeyTurkey 144.74 BoP $ 2005
64 South AfricaSouth Africa 132.57 BoP $ 2005
65 KazakhstanKazakhstan 130.37 BoP $ 2005
66 ArgentinaArgentina 122.38 BoP $ 2005
67 EcuadorEcuador 119.48 BoP $ 2005
68 Cape VerdeCape Verde 113.74 BoP $ 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 112.84 BoP $ 2005
69 VenezuelaVenezuela 110.64 BoP $ 2005
70 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 109.51 BoP $ 2005
71 KuwaitKuwait 109.02 BoP $ 2005
72 RussiaRussia 105.84 BoP $ 2005
73 GeorgiaGeorgia 103.13 BoP $ 2005
74 GuyanaGuyana 100.94 BoP $ 2005
75 PeruPeru 90.85 BoP $ 2005
76 South KoreaSouth Korea 90.13 BoP $ 2005
77 ArmeniaArmenia 85.65 BoP $ 2005
78 El SalvadorEl Salvador 85.21 BoP $ 2005
79 AlbaniaAlbania 82.12 BoP $ 2005
80 BrazilBrazil 81.62 BoP $ 2005
81 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 77.07 BoP $ 2005
82 EgyptEgypt 74.89 BoP $ 2005
83 SudanSudan 72.96 BoP $ 2005
84 MongoliaMongolia 72.16 BoP $ 2005
85 TunisiaTunisia 72.09 BoP $ 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 70.67 BoP $ 2005
86 ChadChad 70.4 BoP $ 2005
87 ThailandThailand 69.05 BoP $ 2005
88 HondurasHonduras 67.24 BoP $ 2005
89 VanuatuVanuatu 63.29 BoP $ 2005
90 ChinaChina 60.69 BoP $ 2005
91 LiberiaLiberia 59.32 BoP $ 2005
92 GreeceGreece 57.61 BoP $ 2005
93 MoldovaMoldova 55.27 BoP $ 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 51.78 BoP $ 2005
94 MoroccoMorocco 51.5 BoP $ 2005
95 LesothoLesotho 47.73 BoP $ 2005
96 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 45.27 BoP $ 2005
97 TongaTonga 44.9 BoP $ 2005
98 NicaraguaNicaragua 44.25 BoP $ 2005
99 MauritaniaMauritania 36.55 BoP $ 2005
100 The GambiaThe Gambia 36.15 BoP $ 2005
101 MaldivesMaldives 31.9 BoP $ 2005
102 AlgeriaAlgeria 31.84 BoP $ 2005
103 BelarusBelarus 31.56 BoP $ 2005
104 MauritiusMauritius 31.49 BoP $ 2005
105 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 30.66 BoP $ 2005
106 DjiboutiDjibouti 29.16 BoP $ 2005
107 CambodiaCambodia 28.39 BoP $ 2005
108 JapanJapan 25.15 BoP $ 2005
109 VietnamVietnam 23.72 BoP $ 2005
110 SyriaSyria 23.5 BoP $ 2005
111 IndonesiaIndonesia 23.43 BoP $ 2005
112 ZambiaZambia 22.58 BoP $ 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 19.47 BoP $ 2005
113 GuatemalaGuatemala 16.4 BoP $ 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 16.33 BoP $ 2005
114 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 15.28 BoP $ 2005
115 NigeriaNigeria 14.42 BoP $ 2005
116 Sri LankaSri Lanka 13.87 BoP $ 2005
117 PakistanPakistan 13.82 BoP $ 2005
118 MaliMali 13.32 BoP $ 2005
119 PhilippinesPhilippines 13.19 BoP $ 2005
120 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 12.96 BoP $ 2005
121 TanzaniaTanzania 12.19 BoP $ 2005
122 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11.44 BoP $ 2005
123 ParaguayParaguay 10.76 BoP $ 2005
124 GuineaGuinea 10.65 BoP $ 2005
125 UgandaUganda 8.95 BoP $ 2005
126 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 8.24 BoP $ 2005
127 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8.09 BoP $ 2005
128 TajikistanTajikistan 8.01 BoP $ 2005
129 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 7.44 BoP $ 2005
130 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7.03 BoP $ 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 6.62 BoP $ 2005
131 BurmaBurma 5.98 BoP $ 2005
132 IndiaIndia 5.85 BoP $ 2005
133 BangladeshBangladesh 5.61 BoP $ 2005
134 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5.51 BoP $ 2005
135 MozambiqueMozambique 5.13 BoP $ 2005
136 GhanaGhana 4.98 BoP $ 2005
137 SenegalSenegal 4.79 BoP $ 2005
138 LaosLaos 4.78 BoP $ 2005
139 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.48 BoP $ 2005
140 SomaliaSomalia 2.83 BoP $ 2005
141 BeninBenin 2.57 BoP $ 2005
142 EritreaEritrea 2.34 BoP $ 2005
143 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.73 BoP $ 2005
144 ComorosComoros 1.66 BoP $ 2005
145 MadagascarMadagascar 1.58 BoP $ 2005
146 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.51 BoP $ 2005
147 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.45 BoP $ 2005
148 BhutanBhutan 1.19 BoP $ 2005
149 HaitiHaiti 1.03 BoP $ 2005
150 CameroonCameroon 0.992 BoP $ 2005
151 NigerNiger 0.905 BoP $ 2005
152 RwandaRwanda 0.852 BoP $ 2005
153 KenyaKenya 0.593 BoP $ 2005
154 TogoTogo 0.486 BoP $ 2005
155 IranIran 0.428 BoP $ 2005
156 MalawiMalawi 0.232 BoP $ 2005
157 NepalNepal 0.0969 BoP $ 2005
158 BurundiBurundi 0.0752 BoP $ 2005
159 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands -1.742 BoP $ 2005
160 FijiFiji -4.602 BoP $ 2005
161 YemenYemen -13.19 BoP $ 2005
162 SwazilandSwaziland -14.648 BoP $ 2005
163 SamoaSamoa -20.297 BoP $ 2005
164 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia -28.722 BoP $ 2005
165 BoliviaBolivia -29.57 BoP $ 2005
166 AngolaAngola -78.81 BoP $ 2005
167 AustraliaAustralia -1,687.696 BoP $ 2005
168 IrelandIreland -7,146.871 BoP $ 2005

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Interesting observations about Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita

  • Hong Kong ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Lebanon ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Singapore ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Iceland ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
  • Equatorial Guinea ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Estonia ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • Belgium ranked second for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Aruba ranked first for foreign direct investment > net inflows > boP > current US$ per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
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